Cable-supporting clip.



No. 666,960. I I v Patented Jan. 29, 19m.

' F. P. 'FU LLER & .1. .1. WALSH.

CABLE SUPPORTING CLIP.

(Applic'ation filed DOCL 1a, 1960.)

{No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT 'OEEIcE.

FREDERICK P. FULLER, OF NEW YORK, AND JOHN J. WALSH, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

CABLE-SUPPORTING CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 666,960, dated January 29, 1901. Application filed December 13, 1900. Serial No. 39,606. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK P. FUL- LER, residing in New York city, in the county of New York, and JOHN J. WVALsH, residing at Yonkers, in the county of Westchester, State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gable-Supporting Clips, of which the following is a full, true, and accurate description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention has to do with clips or hangers for use in suspending cables or conduits or the like from supporting-wires or other such supports at a height; and our object is to provide supporting-clips which may be applied with ease and facility, which shall present the least possible corrodible surface to the action of the weather, so that they may not require replacing except at long intervals of time, and which shall be simple in construction and cheap to manufacture.

Our supporting-clip is composed of a single blank or strap of zinc or other non-corrodible metal having a flat ring of brass or galvanized iron attached to one end, whereas all of the clips or hangers which have hitherto been used for the purposes to which our present invention is adapted have either been com- 0 posed of too many parts. to admit, without seriously adding to the cost of manufacture, of the perfect galvanization which is necessary to obviate the effects of constant exposure, or else the material of which they have 3 5 been made has been greatly weakened by cutting in the band slots and tongues for the purpose of securing the same around the cable and the supporting-wire.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 0 represents a perspective view of a cable or conduit suspended by one of our clips from a supporting-cable. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the clip before it is applied to the cable. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clip 5 in operative shape, showing a modification in the manner of forming a stop on the end of the band. Figs. 4 and 5 are details showing a further modification in the manner of forming the end stop, Fig. 5 being a cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 4.

In carrying out our invention we preferably employ a narrow band or strap of zinc, such as is shown at A, one end of which is folded through a flat ring B, of copper or galvanized iron. In applying it to the cable 0 and the supporting-wire D the band A is passed first about the cable 0 and its free end a: is passed through the flat ring B, and the loop or sling thus formed is drawn in until it closely embraces the cable O. The free end m is then led up diagonally over the supporting-cable and brought down through the ring B, so that the band A is formed into the shape of a figure 8. The free end 00 is next folded back upon itself, forming a bight or loop 'y, into which is inserted a cotter-pin E or" any other suitable pin, to serve as a stop to pre vent the end a: from drawing through the ring B when the weight of the cable bears upon the clip. The manner of fastening the end 5c of the strap may be varied in several waysfor example, the cotter-pin E may be dispensed with in the manufacture of our clip by folding the end x of the strap back on itself outwardly to an acute angle and then bending the end of the folded portion down until it meets the main portion of the strap, thus forming a transverse stop of triangular section, as shown at z in Fig.8, which will engage with the free side of the iiat ring B and prevent the end of the strap from drawing through the ring, said ring assuming when strain is applied a position in line with the other end of the strap, and thus closing in upon the free end and engaging with the stop, or the end a: of the strap A may be folded about a piece of wire or soft solder, as shown at F in Figs. 4 and 5, of a length equal to or less than the widthof the strap, the ends being slightly nipped, as at w, to prevent the wire from slipping out. We prefer this latter form, as it does awaywith a loose part, and the clip is complete in itself without loose or separate parts.

In stringing a cable by means of our sup- 5 porting-clips the usual su pporting-wire is first placed in position, upon the poles or other supports. The cable is then started from the ground up one of the poles, and as it is drawn along beneath the supporting-wire it is tem- 10o porarily suspended therefrom by S -hooks placed at suitable intervals.

A workman in a riding-chair suspended from the support ing-wire then travels along and applies the clips. In places where it is impracticable for a man to travel along the wire the clips may be placed in position as the cable is drawn out from the pole and may then be caused to slide along the supporting-wire until the cable is in position. The clips can be applied so as to grip the cable tightly, but loosely en circle the supporting-wire, thus permitting them to be moved along the latter.

The above-described cable-supporting clip possesses many advantages over those hitherto usually employed. The form of clip most widely used hitherto consists of a band or strap and a suspending device composed of open hooks. These hooks cause much trouble when wires are being strung on the same poles upon which a cable is already suspended, as the wires constantly catch in the hooks, and the work is thereby retarded. Our device being completely closed obviates any such difficulty. In making the old device special machinery is required to form the hooks, and the bending of the hooks ruins the galvanizing thereon, and regalvanizing is required in order to fit them to stand exposure for any length of time. This adds greatly to the cost of producing them. In the manufacture of our clip no special machinery is required, and it has no parts which are subject to deleterious effects from exposure to the weather.

What we claim is 1. A cable-supporting clip composed of a metal band with a ring attached to one end thereof and the other end folded back upon itself to form a recess suitable to receive a pin, said clip being adapted to connect a cable and the supporting-wire by having its free end passed around the cable and through the ring and thence around the supportingwire and down through the ring, and a pin inserted within the recess to secure the end.

2. A cable-supporting clip composed of a metal strap with a flat ring attached to one end thereof and having an cnlargementor stop at the other end, said clip being adapted to he looped around the cable and its free end thence passed about the supporting-cable and through the flat ring, the said step engaging with the said ring and locking the end.

3. The combination with a cable and a supporting-cable, of a metal band having a ring attached to one end thereof through which the band may be passed to form loops to receive the cable and the supporting-cable, and having the other end folded upon itself to form a recess for receiving a pin to secure the said end within the ring.

4. The combination with a cable and a supporting-cable, of a metal strap having a ring attached to one end thereof through which the strap may be passed to form loops to encircle the cable and the supporting-cable, and having at the other end an enlargement or stop adapted to engage with the said ring and secure the end.

FREDERICK P. FULLER. JOHN J. IVALSI'I. Witnesses as to Fuller: J OHN O. KERR, BENJAMIN MILLER. Witnesses as to Walsh:

DANIEL J. LYNCH, BENJAMIN MILLER. 

